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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JML" data-source="post: 9854032" data-attributes="member: 7053956">I know a lot of people whose Unearthed Arcana and Oriental Adventures books have busted spines and pages splitting out. (I'm still amazed my UA is in one piece) And we definitely shouldn't talk about the 2E core books. I think the 5E stuff holds up very nicely in terms of quality and durability.The argument of "all you need is the core rules and your imagination" is true of every edition of every game, and sort of irrelevant? Expecting a company whose business is publishing to only do the core books and stop is never going to happen, but it's also not germane to the merits of one edition or another.I fundamentally disagree with the argument that rule books should be more utilitarian and functional, with less art, skipping full color, etc. The increased production values help grow the game and make it more inviting and accessible. Personally, I consider 5E to be the prettiest edition they've ever produced and I'd argue it's been good for the game as a whole.</blockquote>